Where does “geondwlitan” come from?

geondwlitan (Old English) comes from Old English ġeond, from Proto-Germanic jend-, from Proto-Indo-European ī- — ice, frost.

geondwlitan (Old English): to look or see through; to look over; to look...

Definitions

  1. to look or see through; to look over; to look...

Ancestry of “geondwlitan”, step by step

geondwlitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġeond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
2Proto-Germanicjend-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost

via Old English wlitan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwlitanto look; to behold
2Proto-Germanicwlītanąto see, look
3Proto-Germanicwleyd(ʰ)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jend- →Every word from Old English ġeond →